diff -Naur omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/log.cc omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/log.cc
--- omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/log.cc	2004-02-11 16:49:57.000000000 +0100
+++ omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/log.cc	2005-09-07 11:54:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 // initialises the ORB and the BOA and calls init().
 //
 
-omniNameslog::omniNameslog(int& p,char* logdir) : port(p)
+omniNameslog::omniNameslog(int& p,int removelogs,char* logdir) : port(p)
 {
   startingUp = 1;
   checkpointNeeded = 1;
@@ -286,15 +286,30 @@
 
     firstTime = 1;
 
+#ifndef __WIN32__
+    // 
+    // The logs files will be created with -rw-rw-rw- permissions.
+    //   
+    mode_t old_umask = umask( 0x0 );
+#endif
+    
     if (stat(active,&sb) == 0) {
-      cerr << ts.t() << "Error: log file '" << active
-	   << "' exists.  Can't use -start option." << endl;
-      exit(1);
+      if(removelogs)  {
+        unlink(active);       
+      } else {
+        cerr << ts.t() << "Error: log file '" << active
+	     << "' exists.  Can't use -start option." << endl;
+        exit(1);
+      }  
     }
     if (stat(backup,&sb) == 0) {
-      cerr << ts.t() << "Error: backup file '" << backup
-	   << "' exists.  Can't use -start option." << endl;
-      exit(1);
+      if( removelogs )  {
+        unlink(backup);       
+      } else {
+        cerr << ts.t() << "Error: backup file '" << backup
+	     << "' exists.  Can't use -start option." << endl;
+        exit(1);
+      }  
     }
 
   } else {
diff -Naur omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/log.h omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/log.h
--- omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/log.h	2003-05-09 15:32:59.000000000 +0200
+++ omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/log.h	2005-09-07 11:34:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   class IOError {};
   class ParseError {};
 
-  omniNameslog(int& port,char* logdir=0);
+  omniNameslog(int& port,int removelogs,char* logdir=0);
 
   void init(CORBA::ORB_ptr o,
 	    PortableServer::POA_ptr p,
diff -Naur omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/omniNames.cc omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/omniNames.cc
--- omni-4.0.6/src/appl/omniNames/omniNames.cc	2003-05-09 15:32:59.000000000 +0200
+++ omni-4.0.6-patched/src/appl/omniNames/omniNames.cc	2005-09-07 11:35:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@
   int port = 0;
   char* logdir = 0;
   int ignoreport = 0;
+  int removelogs = 0; 
 
   while (argc > 1) {
     if (strcmp(argv[1], "-start") == 0) {
       if (argc < 3 || argv[2][0] == '-') {
+        removelogs = 1;
 	port = IIOP::DEFAULT_CORBALOC_PORT;
 	removeArgs(argc, argv, 1, 1);
       }
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@
   // number from the log file if "-start" wasn't specified.
   //
 
-  omniNameslog l(port, logdir);
+  omniNameslog l(port, removelogs, logdir);
 
 
   //